Crash into West Liberty Avenue hillside kills 1 in Beechview

Edward Stiefel dies, another person hurt in wreck

Witnesses say they saw an SUV speeding out of control and one of them yelled for the driver to slow down before the vehicle flipped and crashed into the hillside along West Liberty Avenue.

Edward Stiefel, 37, of Knoxville, was identified as the victim in the accident that happened around 10 p.m. Sunday near Saranac Avenue in Beechview.

A second person who has not been identified yet was seriously hurt in the crash.

"I was at the light, and this SUV came flying down the hill at very high speed, and then I heard a noise from its tires screeching and then it started fish-tailing," said a witness who did not want to be identified. "At that time, it looked like he lost control of his vehicle, because I was looking at it in the rear-view mirror, and he smashed into the embankment, the hillside."

The owner of Cent' Anni's Italian restaurant helped police roll the 4,500-pound vehicle and upright it so the injured man inside could be rescued.

Pieces of metal and debris were scattered across West Liberty. The road had to be shut down by Pittsburgh police for several hours.